The Supreme Court expressed concerns over 'machine-generated' voter notices in Delhi, the court's stance on Vande Mataram, an arrest related to a minor's assault case in Bihar, and Amnesty International's concern about journalist Ravi Nair's arrest.
The Supreme Court verbally observed that the 'logical discrepancy' notices issued during the special intensive revision of voter rolls in Delhi appeared to be 'machine-generated'. This observation was made while hearing a plea questioning the manner in which the exercise was being carried out in the national capital. The petitioners had submitted that more than 33 lakh voters in Delhi had been served such notices on 'flimsy reasons'.
In another matter, the Supreme Court stated that a person who does not sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram for religious reasons should not face criminal prosecution. The court made this observation while hearing a petition filed by Carnatic singer TM Krishna challenging the 2026 Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Act.
The law criminalises insults to Vande Mataram, giving it the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Earlier, only the first two stanzas of the national song were played at official functions. The remaining stanzas, which invoke Hindu goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, had been omitted.
In Bihar's Jamui district, the main accused in a minor girl's harassment and assault case was arrested after being shot in the leg during an alleged gunfight with the police. Nandan Yadav opened fire at the police while trying to flee, and was injured in the leg when the police shot at him in retaliation.
Amnesty International expressed concern about journalist Ravi Nair’s arrest, a day after the Gujarat High Court adjourned his petition seeking release from judicial custody in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises. The case pertains to a series of posts on X by Nair between October 2020 and July 2021 about the Adani Group.
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